Waconia News

The suburbs are still growing, but several cities in southern Minnesota lost population from 2007 to 2008.

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Submitted by Kristin Holtz on June 23, 2009 - 3:34pm. Births Kerber Adam R. Kerber and Eimile J. McNeil of Norwood Young America announce the birth of their daughter, Sophia Jo, who was born at 7:18 p.m. March 30, 2009, at Ridgeview Hospital in Waconia.

Marriage vows will be recited by Emily Holman of Lisbon and Nathaniel Nash of Waconia, Minn., on Sept.

Friends and family are gathering to remember a Carver teenager killed in a propane explosion last week.

Lifeguard service at Lake Minnewashta and Lake Waconia beaches will start for the summer on June 13.

Nebraska officials are moving forward with a plan to establish a multimillion-dollar insurance fund to protect farmers when grain warehouses go broke, following the financial collapse of an elevator last year.

Investigators are back on the scene of a propane explosion in Waconia Thursday morning, continuing the process of piecing together what happened.

A June 20 wedding is planned. Laramee - Beck The Free Press Larissa Laramee daughter of Dean and Lori Gustafson of Mankato.

As the ultrasound tech spread the cool gel over her swollen belly, Brendalee Flint held her breath.

It's business as usual for local General Motors dealerships, but it's a different story for the 1,100 dealers nationwide who received notification May 15 that their franchise agreements won't be renewed.

When spring sets in, kids are ready to go outside. "They see the grass, they see the birds, they want to be outside," says Mario Cortolezzis, whose live in Waconia with his wife and two children In rural Carver County this year, parents will let their children play outside, some for the very first time.

SARTELL - The Sartell Chamber of Commerce will honor Connie and Myron Umerski as its 2009 Citizens of the Year tonight at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course.

Delfeayo Marsalis, a renowned trombonist and jazz musician from New Orleans, will headline the Community Foundation for Carver Countya s first-ever Celebration of the Arts.

Need a vacation? Today? Okay, granted, springtime in Minnesota is a roller coaster of perfect days and perfectly muddy and awful ones, but if any of the perfect ones happen to fall on your day off, I've got a hot tip for you: Lola's Lakehouse.

The engagement of Elizabeth Burggraf and Christopher Crundwell is announced by her parents.

Information provided by the Carver County sheriff's Office: A During the past few days, Waconia citizens have experienced motor vehicle break ins where small, easily concealed electronic items such as: IPods, GPS devices, MP3 player, etc.

Worldwide Dispensers plans to expand its manufacturing business - made up of high quality plastic press taps and dispensers - into Winsted.

The Community Foundation for Carver County had modest goals when it began in 2004.

Carolyn Ruff and Owen Reynolds may not have much in common when it comes to politics, but they agree on one point: Whoever finally loses the U.S. Senate election trial should throw in the towel.